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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Economic sociology is a vibrant area of research investigating how social structures, power allocations and cultural understandings shape the production, consumption, distribution and exchange of goods and services. This title intends to apply the economic sociology perspective to issues of work broadly defined. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFT; JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 40. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848553682
ISBN
9781848553682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 219.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 115 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
115
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590339763
ISBN
9781590339763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.96
€ 87.44

Hardback. Focuses on a relatively new research area which is becoming increasingly more important: the growing uncertainty of the middle class. This book is suitable for policy-makers, managers, and trade union representatives who deal with problems induced by the changes. Editor(s): Steijn, Bram; Berting, Jan; Jong, Mart-Jan de. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792381198
ISBN
9780792381198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.78

Hardback. Editor(s): Smith, Kristin E (University of New Hampshire); Tickamyer, Ann R (Penn State University). Series: Rural Studies (Hardcover). Num Pages: maps, charts. BIC Classification: JFSF; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271048611
ISBN
9780271048611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.69
€ 78.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Societas
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845401870
ISBN
9781845401870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.79

Paperback. Drawing on their experience as government insiders, the authors of this book show how economic policy is shaped at the highest levels of government. They reveal the interconnections between economic, social and international policy, covering such issues as the advocacy system. Num Pages: 252 pages, 28 halftones, 4 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPA; JPQB; JPS; KCB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226755991
ISBN
9780226755991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Hardback. Shows how shared cultural understandings and interpersonal relations shape everyday economic activities. This book offers a distinctive vision of economic activity that brings out the hidden meanings and social actions behind the supposedly impersonal worlds of production, consumption, and asset transfer. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; JHB; KCA; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 834.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139364
ISBN
9780691139364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.34

Paperback. Argues that a just international economy would be one that is inclusive, participatory, and welfare-enhancing for all states. This book asserts that a politically feasible approach to international economic justice would emphasize free trade and limited flows of foreign assistance in order to help countries exercise their comparative advantage. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFSC; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136370
ISBN
9780691136370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Takes the readers into the secretive, chaotic, and brutal worlds inhabited by the economic gangsters. This title uses economics to get inside the heads of these 'gangsters', and proposes solutions that can make a difference to the world's poor. It looks at how economists use the tools to understand, and fight back against, corruption and violence. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFX; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144696
ISBN
9780691144696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.73

Paperback. Reviews the research on and empirical evidence of how climate change and climate variability in Less Developed Countries (LDCs) affects two main drivers of migration identified by migration models in the economic literature. Num Pages: 37 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 4. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Denmark
Number of pages
37
Condition
New
SKU
V9788790199623
ISBN
9788790199623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.66

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810022356
ISBN
9783810022356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.67

Hardback. Here, after reviewing theories about how women are likely to fare as a result of economic development, the editors and their contributors focus on the socioeconomic status of women and changes in it as a result of processes of economic development in individual countries in five continents. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537. 247p. Cloth. First Edition. Keywords: "Business, Finance & Law - Economics - Political Economy,Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Economics - Economic Policy & Development,Subjects - Business, Finance & La"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
SKU
KON0730763
ISBN
9780275951344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 37.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 261 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFX; JPZ; KC; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604561609
ISBN
9781604561609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.32
€ 160.69

Hardcover. Num Pages: 196 pages, colour & b/w tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFH2; KCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 17. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607415879
ISBN
9781607415879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.13
€ 100.83

Hardcover. Analyzes different patterns of community organization, develops a theoretical explanation for the contrasting patterns and empirically addresses when and how social bonds are a source of economic success and political integration. Num Pages: 219 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Susquehanna University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911113
ISBN
9781575911113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.08

Paperback. In this volume, prominent Buddhist scholar Donald Swearer posits that the future requires a radical shift toward living in recognition of the interdependence of all life forms and the consequent ethic of communality and a life style of moderation or "enoughness" that flows from that recognition, which he calls "an ecology of human flourishing." Editor(s): Swearer, Donald K.; McGarry, Susan Lloyd. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 230 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFF; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945454458
ISBN
9780945454458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.66

Hardback. This study develops an "eco-evolutionary" perspective for analysing emerging demographic, ecological and technological discontinuities and dilemmas associated with rapid globalization. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847695003
ISBN
9780847695003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.60

Hardcover. This ethnography details changing Ewenki ways of life brought China's recent ecological migration policies, which aim to preserve and restore the badly damaged ecologies of western China. This ethnography examines these policies and their effects on Aoluguya Ewenki hunters, who have been relocated. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782386322
ISBN
9781782386322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.12

Paperback. Although we all want to help the environment, our knowledge of what are 'green' choices is often so limited that we can do more harm than good. This book shows you: Why a T-shirt that claims it is '100% organic cotton' may be in fact no such thing; and, Why it's good to buy tulips from Kenya and wine from France. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; VSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039091
ISBN
9780141039091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

paperback. Offers a survey of eco-feminism from a purely philosophical point of view. Representing a plurality of opinions, it demonstrates that man's domination of both women and the environment are inextricably linked. Editor(s): Warren, Karen J. Series: Environmental Philosophies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415072984
ISBN
9780415072984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.35

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